Friday, May 31, 2013

Surface Area

Ever
wanted more than three rows on your Surface RT? Four
Tile Rows Surface RT has been a way
to do it, although it resets to default as soon as you turn your screen
off. Not perfect, seeing as it’s only a very temporary solution for this
dilemma. Thankfully a permanent solution is available.

User,
tamarasu, over at XDA Forums has found a solution, and it works. I am writing
this currently on a Surface RT that has four rows, and it makes my start screen
much easier to use. Here’s how you can do it too:

Alternatively
you can download this .reg
file and run it,
followed by a quick reboot of your Surface RT. Also, this will make your
on-screen keyboard slightly smaller, but it is just as usable. If you ever want
to restore your 3 rows you just need to go in to the registry editor and delete the registry key, and restart the device again. I assume this will work on any Windows RT device, but I haven’t tried
it on other than the Microsoft one. Hit up the source link for all the
original instructions.